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Ruellia humilis Nutt.

Fringeleaf wild petunia

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Ruellia humilis Nutt.
fringeleaf wild petunia

       
Symbol:   RUHU  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Acanthaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Synonyms:
Ruellia humilis Nutt.

  RUCIL Ruellia ciliosa Pursh var. longiflora A. Gray
  RUHUC Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. calvescens Fernald
  RUHUD Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. depauperata Tharp & F.A. Barkley
  RUHUE Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. expansa Fernald
  RUHUF Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. frondosa Fernald
  RUHUL Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. longiflora (A. Gray) Fernald
 

Distribution:
Ruellia humilis Nutt.

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USA ( AL , AR , FL, GA, IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD, MI , MN, MO , MS , NC , NE , OH , OK , PA , TN , TX , VA , WI , WV )
 

Related Taxa:
Ruellia humilis Nutt.

View 36 genera in Acanthaceae , 26 species in Ruellia
 

Classification:
Ruellia humilis Nutt.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Scrophulariales
Family Acanthaceae – Acanthus family
Genus Ruellia L. – wild petunia
Species Ruellia humilis Nutt. – fringeleaf wild petunia
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ruellia humilis Nutt.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland :
hairy wild-petunia              Endangered
Michigan :
hairy ruellia              Threatened
North Carolina :
low wild-petunia              Threatened
Pennsylvania :
fringed-leaved petunia              Endangered
Wisconsin :
hairy wild-petunia              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ruellia humilis Nutt.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC- UPL FACU FACU- NO FACU FAC- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Ruellia humilis Nutt.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565466.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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